Tag Archives: New York City
Dungelot: Amazing Dungeon-sweeper
New article on Hardcore Droid, talking about lite roguelike dungeon-crawler Dungelot: Since Dungelot is described as a roguelike, I’d expected the usual endless player deaths, punishing difficulty (especially through bad luck), and a lot of mind-numbingly repetitive replay. The game … Continue reading
Find The Lamp, The Oil, and The Wick
I wrote about that adventure game with hidden object elements, Dark Arcana, for Hardcore Droid. I enjoyed playing it, and would recommend the game, but couldn’t resist a little snarking at hidden object cliches. In a typical HO game, players … Continue reading
Made Glorious By These Sons of York
…making really elaborate jokes hinging on the Battle of Bosworth’s Parking Deck or Alas, why would you heap this tarmac on me? … Continue reading
The Love of My (Other) Life
The Love of My (Other) Life, by Traci L. Slatton, is a cute sci-fi romance. Brian chases Tessa all around Manhattan, telling her she’s his wife in an alternate universe, and making really terrible physics jokes. When Tessa isn’t trying … Continue reading
Recent Posts
Two recent pieces on Indie Game Magazine on serious sim games. First, I loved the concept of Auroch Digital’s relevant sim Endgame Syria, even if I ultimately thought the execution was simplistic and somewhat lacking. Then, I broke my rule against posting … Continue reading
Winter Wedding
Just before Christmas, Harold and I went to the wedding of a high school friend in my New Jersey hometown. I basically cried from when we sat down, because I always cry at weddings, and also because I’m over thirty … Continue reading
On The Future
I’ve started contributing to Geek Magazine recently, and my first piece is about future tech. It’s exciting to think about a pocket app that learns about what you like and finds it for you, and, on a larger scale, about omnipresent … Continue reading
Pretend Space and Real Trees
New post on IGM that’s half about a new initiative from indie studio RocketOwl, and half my rambling about social games for social change. …The Ottawa indie game developers RocketOwl will be planting a real live tree for each new … Continue reading
The Lasting Value of a Classical Education
Harold and I drove past this shop tonight, and I started giggling. “Cato Fashions!” I laughed, “I mean, it’s no Gatsby luxury haircare, but it’s pretty great, right?” “What?” Harold asked me. “What’s so funny about a women’s clothing chain?” … Continue reading
